FIRST-PERSON: The unexpected fruit of a hallway conversation
I was speaking at a Texas evangelism event years ago when a young man approached me in the hall to ask if we could have a conversation. We found a quiet place, sat down, and he began telling me his story. He was a church planter, several years into a new church plant that blossomed from its earliest days and was going very well.
God uses suffering, Pressley reminds NOBTS students
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Clint Pressley, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., explained how suffering prepares people for ministry during a chapel service Feb. 11 at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Sold-out Abide Women’s Conference focuses on biblical community
NEW ORLEANS – A sold-out crowd of more than 1,200 women gathered for the Abide Women’s Conference at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Jan. 31-Feb. 1 to learn more about the importance of biblical community.
Iorg warns NOBTS students of ‘unintended consequences’ of theological education
Jeff Iorg, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, warned New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary students of the “unintended consequences” that can often come with theological education during his guest address at the seminary’s spring convocation.
NOBTS begins semester after historic snowfall
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has kicked off the spring semester after experiencing a record-setting winter storm which covered the campus in snow and postponed the start of classes.
Coastal churches, NOBTS have fun in the snow while continuing ministry
GULFPORT, Miss. (BP) — Two weeks ago, Pastor Jimmy Stewart of First Baptist Church preached a sermon titled “Ask. Seek. Knock,” based on Matthew 7:7. Afterwards Matthew and Kaley Dean talked to their young children over identifying one specific, measurable thing to ask of God.
SBC DIGEST: NOBTS Defend conference wrap-up; Samford receives $5M
NOBTS Defend apologetics conference draws nearly 400 attendees in 16th year; Samford receives $5M grant to invigorate rural small-town churches.
NEWS DIGEST: Counseling provided for terrorist attack victims; Storm brings widespread winter conditions
NOBTS, Baptist Community Ministries offer counseling in wake of attacks; Winter storm closes MBTS for the day.
First female inmates earn degrees through Mississippi Baptist/NOBTS program
PEARL, Miss. – Twelve women incarcerated at the Mississippi Correctional Institute for Women were part of the fall 2024 graduating class of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) and Leavell College. The women graduated with either an Associate of Arts in Christian Service or a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Service.
Relationships with NOPD, community factor in Baptist response to Bourbon Street attack
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — A long time before the terrorist attack in 2025’s earliest hours that left at least 14 dead and dozens injured, Southern Baptists had established connections with the city and its first responders.
